as in hood
a hard covering that is worn to protect your head
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Recent Examples of helmet
Their helmets are lightweight but far from fragile, with integrated ventilation, seamless MIPS integration (the gold standard for this class of helmet), and just a touch more coverage at the temples and back of the head than other brands.
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Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
That usually means strapping a GoPro to something—your helmet, your chest, your ski pole, your teeth.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Ukrainian athlete barred from racing Vladyslav Heraskevych planned to compete in skeleton while wearing a helmet featuring images of Ukrainian athletes who had been killed since Russia’s invasion of the country in 2022.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) pulled the credentials of a Ukrainian skeleton racer who insisted on honoring slain athletes on his helmet.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
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Todd Plummer, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2026
That usually means strapping a GoPro to something—your helmet, your chest, your ski pole, your teeth.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 24 Feb. 2026
Ukrainian athlete barred from racing Vladyslav Heraskevych planned to compete in skeleton while wearing a helmet featuring images of Ukrainian athletes who had been killed since Russia’s invasion of the country in 2022.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 23 Feb. 2026
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) pulled the credentials of a Ukrainian skeleton racer who insisted on honoring slain athletes on his helmet.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for helmet
Noun
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That driver becomes the centerpiece of the design, perfect for tightening screws and bolts of all shapes and sizes around home, under the hood, and on essential sports and camping gear.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Mar. 2026
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Use the range hood during cooking to contain grease particles that rise in the air and prevent them from settling on kitchen surfaces.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Police said the thief was wearing a skullcap and a black hooded sweat shirt.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
1 Feb. 2026
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The collection includes fabrics and objects that had served daily domestic functions and rare ritual ones: shrine covers and skullcaps, costumes and carpets.—
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh,
Artforum,
1 Dec. 2025
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Look at him carrying his baby to the park, to the market, to the playground; tying a bonnet to her head; slathering her plump pink arms with organic sunblock.—
Daniel Smith,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
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The few cars that attempted to drive through the flood sputtered and died, bonnet-deep in swirling pondweed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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Khamenei wore the turban of a senior Shiite cleric.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
28 Feb. 2026
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Singh, who would be our local guide, always wore the five traits of a pious Sikh man — uncut hair (symbolizing strength and holiness and topped by the identifying turban), a steel bracelet, wooden comb, sheathed dagger and a baggy undergarment dating back to the Sikhs’ warrior days on horses.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
4 Feb. 2026
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Newspapers kept running a photograph of an internationally famous heiress toting a machine gun while wearing a saucy beret.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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Kardashian paired her velvet set with sheer stockings, patent leather pumps, a beret, and cat-eye sunglasses.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
5 Feb. 2026
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The ornamentation found on the beaks and tops of heads of hornbills are a structure similar to the casque on the cassowary, a bird species found in New Guinea and Australia.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
13 Nov. 2025
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The iguanas are known for their distinctive casque (helmet-like crest) and long, thin limbs.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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After donning hats and shirts that commemorated their championship, the Bruins celebrated on the floor with cheers and pictures.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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This whimsical set includes an adorable Piglet figure wearing a birthday party hat, with poseable ears, adjustable feet, and liftable arms for playful display.—
Brittany Anas,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Feb. 2026
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That’s what lawmakers grappled with Monday when a local conservative provocateur came to testify on an immigration bill wearing brownface and a sombrero and speaking Spanish.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Feb. 2026
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This deepfake video is the latest shared by the administration that has drawn criticism, after an artificial video of Barack Obama being arrested in the Oval Office (which never happened) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries in a sombrero.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Helmet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/helmet. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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